Entering Cody Wells’ store on Route 16 in Ossipee is like walking into a museum.Hundreds of Lego sets are displayed on the walls at C3Brix, everything from Harry Potter to Star Wars to Lego City.”Here, you come to find a treasure, and that’s kind of what we like to offer,” Wells said. “We want you to find something you can’t find anywhere else.”In a way, customers are shopping from his personal collection. “My job is to fill Lego needs, and so when somebody comes in and they see a set that they love, I immediately say, ‘Well that’s not mine anymore,'” he said. Outside of sets from over the years, the store also has individual mini figures for sale, and an inventory room with thousands of fully sorted Lego bricks, making it a must-stop for collectors who may be looking for a rare piece they’re missing. C3Brix is also meant to be a welcoming space for all. The playroom has a popcorn and cotton candy machine, next to the Brick Zone with tables full of Lego pieces to build whatever comes to your imagination.They are available to rent for parties and events, with Wells leading folks through challenges, games and more. “I’ll say, ‘OK, I want everybody to make what your favorite food is,’ and I have to guess what it is,” he said. The popular building bricks are a way to inspire creativity. The C3Brix Wall of Fame has creations from penguins to a pancake and a piece of bacon.”When I see kids have fun with Lego, you know, I feel like it just brings everybody together, it brings their parents together” he said. “The playroom is free any time for kids to come in, as long as we don’t have a party booked.”Wells’ journey has been decades in the making. He describes Lego as his passion, and his therapy when he was older.”I found out I was adopted at 28, and Lego seemed like the only world I could really control and that I enjoyed,” he said, adding it got him out of his depression. His motto is Rebuild Your Childhood, helping others find joy in something he cares deeply about.After moving to New York City years ago, studying Lego and running tables at flea markets, he was featured in a Lego documentary and later an article in the New York Post. He became known as the “Lego Man” of New York. Wells’ main part of his business is that of Lego artist, building sought-after custom art pieces in his studio. “I can get a call anywhere, from the lady down the road that wants to do a birthday party, to getting contacted for the head of Google headquarters asking me to do an eight-foot mosaic,” he said. People reach out for custom portraits and mosaics, and even pieces for museums.The move to New Hampshire happened in 2019. His wife’s family had more space to build a custom Lego job than their NYC apartment offered. Months later, the pandemic hit, and they now call the Granite State home.”I enjoy the people,” he said. “I enjoy the community.”He also takes his events on the road. Over the summer, Wells filled his minivan with tons of Lego bricks, running seven week-long camps, and completing 47 library events.One library in Arkansas tells us they can’t wait to have him back next year. “It was a tremendous adventure,” he said. “It’s been my passion now for 41 years, and I don’t see it stopping any time soon.”For more information on Cody Wells’ custom work and store, head to c3brix.com.
OSSIPEE, N.H. —
Entering Cody Wells’ store on Route 16 in Ossipee is like walking into a museum.
Hundreds of Lego sets are displayed on the walls at C3Brix, everything from Harry Potter to Star Wars to Lego City.
“Here, you come to find a treasure, and that’s kind of what we like to offer,” Wells said. “We want you to find something you can’t find anywhere else.”
In a way, customers are shopping from his personal collection.
“My job is to fill Lego needs, and so when somebody comes in and they see a set that they love, I immediately say, ‘Well that’s not mine anymore,'” he said.
Outside of sets from over the years, the store also has individual mini figures for sale, and an inventory room with thousands of fully sorted Lego bricks, making it a must-stop for collectors who may be looking for a rare piece they’re missing.
C3Brix is also meant to be a welcoming space for all. The playroom has a popcorn and cotton candy machine, next to the Brick Zone with tables full of Lego pieces to build whatever comes to your imagination.
They are available to rent for parties and events, with Wells leading folks through challenges, games and more.
“I’ll say, ‘OK, I want everybody to make what your favorite food is,’ and I have to guess what it is,” he said.
The popular building bricks are a way to inspire creativity. The C3Brix Wall of Fame has creations from penguins to a pancake and a piece of bacon.
“When I see kids have fun with Lego, you know, I feel like it just brings everybody together, it brings their parents together” he said. “The playroom is free any time for kids to come in, as long as we don’t have a party booked.”
Wells’ journey has been decades in the making. He describes Lego as his passion, and his therapy when he was older.
“I found out I was adopted at 28, and Lego seemed like the only world I could really control and that I enjoyed,” he said, adding it got him out of his depression.
His motto is Rebuild Your Childhood, helping others find joy in something he cares deeply about.
After moving to New York City years ago, studying Lego and running tables at flea markets, he was featured in a Lego documentary and later an article in the New York Post. He became known as the “Lego Man” of New York.
Wells’ main part of his business is that of Lego artist, building sought-after custom art pieces in his studio.
“I can get a call anywhere, from the lady down the road that wants to do a birthday party, to getting contacted for the head of Google headquarters asking me to do an eight-foot mosaic,” he said.
People reach out for custom portraits and mosaics, and even pieces for museums.
The move to New Hampshire happened in 2019. His wife’s family had more space to build a custom Lego job than their NYC apartment offered. Months later, the pandemic hit, and they now call the Granite State home.
“I enjoy the people,” he said. “I enjoy the community.”
He also takes his events on the road. Over the summer, Wells filled his minivan with tons of Lego bricks, running seven week-long camps, and completing 47 library events.
One library in Arkansas tells us they can’t wait to have him back next year.
“It was a tremendous adventure,” he said. “It’s been my passion now for 41 years, and I don’t see it stopping any time soon.”
For more information on Cody Wells’ custom work and store, head to c3brix.com.